Lecturer in International Political Economy

Salary & grade: The salary will be paid at Grade 6 or 7, £43,205 - £61,021 per annum, inclusive of £5,000 London Weighting Allowance.

Campus / Location: The Strand Campus, Virginia Woolf Building

About King’s:

The Department of European and International Studies is recruiting a permanent Lecturer in International Political Economy. The post is open in terms of theoretical and methodological approach within the field of International Political Economy, with research expertise on finance and/or trade. The post holder is expected to contribute to the delivery of the BAs in European Politics and European Studies and the MAs in International Political Economy and European Studies, and the BA in International Relations to which the department contributes. The post is holder is also expected to contribute to the development and delivery of the MA in Global Political Economy (Online) to be launched in 2024/25. The post holder will contribute to research-led teaching and supervision at UG, PGT and PGR levels, contribute to advancing the department’s research culture, and work well with others in the department and across the School and Faculty.

You will be responsible to the Head of Department. More information about the Department, School and Faculty can be found on the King’s website:

Department of European and International Studies: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/eis 

School of Politics and Economics: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/schools/politics-economics/index.aspx 

Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/index.aspx 

About the role:

• Contribute to the planning, organisation and delivery of innovative teaching activities within the department, particularly the BA European Politics, BA European Studies, MA International Political Economy, MA European Studies and MA Global Political Economy (Online), as well as the BA International Relations to which the department contributes.
• Contribute fully to developing and enhancing the research profile of the Department, School and College.
• Supervise and train postgraduate students to ensure their effective development.
• Act as personal tutor to students.
• Participate fully in assessment and examination process as appropriate using a variety of methods and techniques and provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students to support their leaning.
• Participate in and develop internal and external networks.
• Conduct individual or collaborative research projects.
• Contribute to departmental, School, Faculty and University administrative duties.

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About You: 

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

GRADE 6
Essential criteria

1. PhD and first degree in a relevant subject (PhD submitted or completed by time of application)
2. Specialism in International Political Economy, with a focus on finance and/or trade
3. Clear potential for excellent academic publications record
4. Ability to supervise student research at BA, MA and PhD levels
5. Experience and/or interest in the development and delivery of online teaching programmes 

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

GRADE 7
Essential criteria

1. PhD and first degree in a relevant subject (PhD submitted or completed by time of application)
2. Specialism in International Political Economy, with a focus on finance and/or trade
3. Good academic publications record 
4. University teaching experience 
5. Experience supervising student research at BA, MA and/or PhD levels
6. Experience and/or interest in the development and delivery of online teaching programmes 

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